Fan clash broke out in South American Club Cup

Argentina's Argentina Independence team hosted the second leg of the South American Club Cup round of 16 at the University of Chile at home, and a serious fan conflict broke out on the stadium, which once forced the game to be cut in half. The conflict reportedly injured at least 20 fans, one of whom was in danger and more than 300 fans were arrested.

The incident happened in Argentina on Wednesday evening. Argentina Independence team attacked at home in the second leg of the 16th elimination match of the South American Club Cup, facing the University of Chile, which led 1-0 at home in the first leg. During this game, fans of the two teams threw objects in the stands constantly. Fans of the home team Argentine Independence, wearing red jerseys chased and beat fans of the visiting team Chile University team. Some fans once climbed the railing and left the stadium, but were still attacked. It is reported that a large-scale fan clash was caused by a Chilean University fan stealing a red flag on the home team.

Local police pointed out that when the two sides drew 1-1 in the second half of the game, the total score of the University of Chile led 2-1 in the two rounds. Fans of the visiting team, Chile, located on the upper floor of the audience, first destroyed the venue seats and bathrooms, and threw hard objects such as blocks and toilet parts at the fans of the Argentine Independent team at the lower floor. The police and security guards present were also attacked; local police then rushed to the scene to arrest many people, and found contraband on the visiting team fan bus.

This game was also forced to be cut in half due to conflicts between fans on the scene. The incident caused at least 20 people to be injured, and one of them was in danger of his life and more than 300 fans were arrested. FIFA's Infantino strongly condemned the cancellation of the game by the violent conflict, stressing that there is zero tolerance for violence on the football field. FIFA is also investigating the incident and has transferred to the disciplinary department to apply for sanctions.